Director of Events
Chainlink Labs builds decentralized computing infrastructure for blockchain applications and onchain finance. Its platform provides real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability for financial institutions, developers, startups, and Web3 protocols.
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About Chainlink Labs
Chainlink Labs develops and maintains Chainlink, a decentralized computing platform and infrastructure layer for the verifiable web. Its technologies include decentralized oracle networks, data feeds, offchain computation, automation, confidential computing, and cross-chain interoperability through CCIP. The organization works with financial market infrastructures, asset managers, banks, DeFi protocols, developers, startups, and enterprises to connect existing systems and real-world data to blockchains, support asset tokenization, and enable onchain finance.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You lead the global events function and develop a high-performing team responsible for SmartCon, major industry conferences, executive customer engagements, product launches, networking receptions, thought leadership forums, and strategic announcements. You define the global event strategy, manage budgets and vendors, establish planning processes, measure performance, and ensure operational quality and regulatory compliance.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience leading large-scale events
- 3+ years managing and developing event teams
- Experience delivering flagship conferences, executive events, product launches, and sponsored industry events
- Experience developing strategic event programs with measurable business outcomes
- Experience managing event budgets, commercial negotiations, agencies, and vendors
- People leadership and team development experience
- Program and project management skills
- Stakeholder management skills
- Experience measuring event performance, ROI, and business impact
- Experience creating premium event experiences for executive audiences, enterprise customers, or financial institutions
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a global team of event professionals
- Define and execute the global event strategy
- Plan and deliver SmartCon and major industry conferences
- Deliver executive customer experiences, product launches, networking receptions, thought leadership forums, and strategic announcements
- Partner with Marketing, Sales, Product, Executive Leadership, Finance, Legal, and Procurement
- Manage event budgets, vendors, and commercial negotiations
- Establish scalable event planning processes and governance
- Measure event success through KPIs, attendee engagement, pipeline influence, and executive feedback
- Ensure event quality, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance
Benefits
- Long-term incentives
- Comprehensive benefits